A bulb emits light of wavelength 4500 ˚A. The bulb is rated as 150 W and 8% of the energy is emitted as light. How many photons are emitted by the bulb per second?
2.715 x 1019
Always keep in mind.
An "X" Watt bulb emits "X" Joules of energy per second.Therefore,
A 150 W bulb emits 150 J of energy per second.
But only 8% of the total energy is emitted as light (given). Thus energy emitted by the bulb (per second) as light is:
150 × 8100 = 12J
Let the bulb emit n photons per second.
E = nhν = nhcλ
∴ n = E×λc×h
= 12J×4500×10−10m3×108ms−1×6.63×10−34Js
= 2.715 × 1019